2 Huge Mistakes

Let's talk about this.

First mistake: Jim Joyce's wrong call causes the Detroit Tiger's Andres Galarraga his perfect game.

Second and biggest mistake: Commissioner Bud Selig not overturning the call.

Here's my take, Dear Roxy. I was outraged when first base umpire Jim Joyce called Cleveland's Jason Donald save, especially after seeing the replay over and over again showing he was clearly out. Not only did this call cause this kid a perfect game, but a no-hitter and a broken heart.

Now, nobody feels worse than Joyce, as he has stated. Even today, with tears streaming down his face, you could clearly see how bad he felt about the call. I feel horrible for him. And for him to personally apologize to Galarraga right after the game and acknowledge his mistake takes a lot, and he did just that. That is truly a class act.

And Galarraga. What can I say about him? Another class act. In everyone's book, he pitched a perfect game on June 2nd, the third one in less than three weeks. My outmost respect to him for not bad-mouthing the ump for a perfectly honest mistake, one that anyone could've made and never hope to see again.

But here is where my rage lies - in Commissioner Selig. This "man" who has done mediocre things for baseball, in my opinion, had a chance to do something great. A chance to overturn a call and make things right again. But he didn't. He blew a perfect chance to be a leader, and denied Galarraga for the second time in two days his perfect game. Shame on you, Selig, shame on you.

-Criss

Paul Sancya, AP